Plants for Your Butterfly Garden : Anise Hyssop

There are lots of reasons to grow anise hyssop: It's super heat and drought tolerant, deer and rabbits leave it alone, it blooms for weeks in late summer, and butterflies love it. Plus it's a great cut flower.

Name:Agastache foeniculum

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide

Zones: 4-10

Grow it with: Black-eyed Susan for a dazzling blue-and-yellow combo of easy-care plants.